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Mickey Mouse was ASC rep.
Kansan News Analysis By RICK PENDERGRASS Kansan Staff Writer
The history of student government at the University of Kansas has been something short of outstanding. Over the years, KU politics have been plagued by partisanship and popularity contests.
Surveying past elections, one can see the "Mickey Mouse" and
"irrelevant" (to use two popular words) practices carried on in campus politics.
One rather dubious issue KU political parties tackled was the lifting of parking regulations during final week, the main controversy of the 1958 ASC elections.
Another example of responsibility in KU politics occurs in the elections of the late 1940's. In one of the elections, the two parties
running were both Greek-oriented, and even had the word "Greek" in their titles
Going through old newspaper clippings from that time, it can be seen that bills frequently stagnated and elections were at a deadlock because the two parties involved split half-and-half in voting.
GA affirms independence
Gene Dorris, Stillwater, Okla. graduate student and Graduate Alliance (GA) organizer, said yesterday that GA is an independent coalition, correcting an erroneous report that his group was affiliated with PSA and challenging the ISP candidates.
In answer to GA's falsely reported connection with PSA, Dorris reiterated that a provision of the GA's establishment stated there would be no political ties with any party whatsoever.
Rick von Ende, Abilene, Tex. graduate and PSA vice presidential candidate also denied GA's endorsing of any political parties and candidates.
"We have never in any way attempted to challenge any political parties," Dorris said.
Scott Nunley, Ashland, Ky., graduate student and ISP representative, who suggested the GA-PSA connection said, "I
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am very sorry if anyone misinterpreted us to think we were certain of any connection."
To clear the veil of misinterpretation, Dorris briefly explained the purpose of the two-month old alliance. He said the Graduate Alliance was established to fulfill the need for a responsible graduate student government which could implement a comprehensive graduate program. Dorris said the alliance was established with the intent of being politically autonomous as well as representative of the KU graduate student body.
Correction
Also in the past, the ASC has exhibited an amazing capacity for officially agreeing with majority opinion, and wasting valuable time for useless purposes. One example appeared in this clipping from the April 19, 1949, Kansan: "Pachacamac-N.O.W. (a Greek political party) has a platform of five points including Support for the recommendations of the student-faculty conferences."
Gene Dorris, Stillwater, Okla., graduate student and Graduate Alliance organizer, yesterday corrected the Kansan's reporting of his party as the Graduate Student Alliance. Dorris stated the correct title as the Graduate Alliance.
It seems that in a number of elections and ASC sessions, the ASC has devoted its time primarily to support of actions and recommendations rather than initiating programs.
In one such clipping, the ASC met to decide whether the Campanile should be built. After first establishing their decision would make no difference as to whether the project would continue, they began a lengthy debate of the issue, then voted against the Campanile. As every KU student knows, the Campanile sits in all its beauty behind Strong Hall, where it has been for years.
In a 1957 election, the candidates forecast the number of people who they expected would turn out to vote by the
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